Historical Events Happened In July - 23

1959  On July - 23 vP Richard Nixon begins visit on USSR  

1960  15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls on this day in history.  

1961  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open on July - 23.  

1961  On this day in history esther Dale, actress (Birdie-Ma & Pa Kettle), dies after surgery at 75  

1964  Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage on July - 23.  

1964  Jan PML de Vries, Dutch germanist/folklorist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history beatles "Help" is released in the UK  

1966  Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens on July - 23.  

1966  Napoleon XIV releases "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha! Ha!" on this day in history.  

1966  Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60 on July - 23.  

1967  43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) on this day in history.  

1967  Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons on this day in history.  

1967  On July - 23 race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit  

1968  Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt on July - 23.  

1968  PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane on July - 23.  

1968  On July - 23 race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed  

1968  On this day in history don Lillis, NFL president (NY Jets)  

1969  Deli Floyd, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure), dies at 60  

1972  Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his 4th consecutive Tour de France on July - 23.  

1972  The first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched on July - 23.  

1973  Ozark AL plane knocked out of the air by lightning, St Louis-36 die on July - 23.  

1973  Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 on July - 23.  

1974  Greek military dictatorship collapses on July - 23.  

1974  Mary Forbes, actress (Nun-Les Miserables, Ivy), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1976  Wings release "Let 'em In" on this day in history.  

1976  Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64 on July - 23.  

1977  Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history rené de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79  

1978  On this day in history israeli cabinet rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas  

1979  On July - 23 e Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops  

1979  On this day in history keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31  

1980  On this day in history billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya  

1980  River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter on this day in history.  

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0645  On this day in history birth of yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam (d. 683)  

1301  On July - 23 birth of duke Otto of Austria (d. 1339)  

1339  On this day in history birth of louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers)  

1401  Francesco Sfoza, soldier was born on July - 23.  

1503  Anna Jagello, Queen of the Romans (d. 1547) was born on July - 23.  

1659  Antonius Schultingh, [Schultingius], Dutch lawyer was born on July - 23.  

1705  On July - 23 birth of francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. 1752)  

1734  Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born on July - 23.  

0945  Richarius, bishop of Luik (922-45), dies on this day in history.  

1227  On this day in history death of qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148)  

1373  On this day in history birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies  

1403  On July - 23 death of henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], killed in battle at 39  

1531  Death of Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, Marshal of Normandy and husband of Diane de Poitiers on this day in history.  

1568  Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 on this day in history.  

1581  On this day in history georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies  

1584  Death of John Day, English printer (b. 1522) on this day in history.